U.S. Public Has Warmest Feelings for Jews, Catholics and EvangelicalsJews, Catholics and evangelical Christians are viewed warmly by the American public. When asked to rate each group on a “feeling thermometer” ranging from 0 to 100 – where 0 reflects the coldest, most negative possible rating and 100 the warmest, most positive rating – all three groups receive an average rating of 60 or higher (63 for Jews, 62 for Catholics and 61 for evangelical Christians). And 44% of the public rates all three groups in the warmest part of the scale (67 or higher).

Buddhists, Hindus and Mormons receive neutral ratings on average, ranging from 48 for Mormons to 53 for Buddhists. The public views atheists and Muslims more coldly; atheists receive an average rating of 41, and Muslims an average rating of 40. Fully 41% of the public rates Muslims in the coldest part of the thermometer (33 or below), and 40% rate atheists in the coldest part.

I was wondering why Athiests seem to be only bothered by christians, but this poll clarifies things

You were wondering why Atheists 'seem' to be only bothered by Christians in a Christian country where a bunch of christians work day and night to legislate their Christian morality and dismiss the separation of church and state as long as it's regarding Christianity?

Yeah. Gee. I can't imagine why Atheists in America 'seem' to be bothered mostly by christians. It's a mystery indeed. It's almost like most of them are probably former christians and live in a christian dominated society.

What specifics do you have that Christians work day and night to legislate their morality?

Or dismiss separation of church and state which is nowhere in the Constitution?

Laws on morality were always to be legislated at the state and local level—not federal level. Atheists are trying to legislate their own morality as well by creating an environment free from religion including any religious speech by others. Fact is all law, save perhaps procedural, are always based on someone's morality.

There's no hard line when it comes to all values.

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You were wondering why Atheists 'seem' to be only bothered by Christians in a Christian country where a bunch of christians work day and night to legislate their Christian morality and dismiss the separation of church and state as long as it's regarding Christianity?

Yeah. Gee. I can't imagine why Atheists in America 'seem' to be bothered mostly by christians. It's a mystery indeed. It's almost like most of them are probably former christians and live in a christian dominated society.

Or maybe we're just all persecuting you poor christians.

I'm not christian....

maybe you just have an insecurity complex and many are trolls?

Maybe you are trying to prove / justify your beliefs to yourself....

You talk about legislating things, there are plenty of instances where athiests fight to remove crosses from places etc....., the funny thing is the hypocrisy

The reason I was laughing about hinduism is that it is a caste system, and is pretty "bad" in terms of a scale of things yet according to this study you guys have warm feelings towards hindus.

There's no doubt that Evangelicals like Jews because of Jesus being a Jew, and because of the central part Israel plays in their Armageddon scenarios. But I don't know why Jews would dislike that given that Evangelicals give Israel a metric ton of political (and financial) support. And it's shocking they rated Evangelicals lower than Muslims who are actively trying to kill their kinsman over there.

It's not shocking to me at all if you look at the history between the Christian west with Muslims. Muslims and Jews historically got along much better than Christians and Muslims. There was no rabid hate of Jews or anti-semitism by Muslims back in the day as we see today. A Jew often did quite well financially under their systems. Sure, there the Muslims had dhimmi but that was for all non-Muslims. The Christian west's track record of anti-semitism is much worse and for much longer.

Christians have been fighting with Muslims since the Crusades and there's been an animosity built in ever since. Especially when they Muslims moved up into the Balkans and it looked like they might conquer the Christian west. Then there were those Muslims who were tortured under the Inquistion. Lot of bad shit passed between the two, unlike between Jews and Muslims who are both semitic in the ME.

I am not saying the Muslims are innocent all the time back in the day or when the Crusades began. They played their end there but overall, the Christian west with it's pogroms and holocaust have a much worse record toward Jews. The current conflict in the ME was also instigated by the West too. But it's a fight over land—so it's political. I'm talking both France and Great Britain but more so Great Britain who made promises to two different sets of people—the Zionists movement and the Arab's seeking liberation from the Ottomans.

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You were wondering why Atheists 'seem' to be only bothered by Christians in a Christian country where a bunch of christians work day and night to legislate their Christian morality and dismiss the separation of church and state as long as it's regarding Christianity?

Yeah. Gee. I can't imagine why Atheists in America 'seem' to be bothered mostly by christians. It's a mystery indeed. It's almost like most of them are probably former christians and live in a christian dominated society.

Or maybe we're just all persecuting you poor christians.

That may be true, but it works in reverse too that Jews actively work to prevent Evangelical policies and advance policies that Evangelicals dislike. Yet Evangelicals like them. Do you have a theory for that conundrum?

The fact Christians (of all stripes) dislike Atheists and vice versa is sensible and poses no conundrum.

You were wondering why Atheists 'seem' to be only bothered by Christians in a Christian country where a bunch of christians work day and night to legislate their Christian morality and dismiss the separation of church and state as long as it's regarding Christianity

That scenario works both way, atheists are constantly demanding a cross or other Christian markings be removed from places because it "offends" their sensibilities.

They want private prayer groups abolished from schools, they want high school football teams to stop praying before and after games, they want all religions represented during CHRISTMAS holiday displays... just to name a few things.

That may be true, but it works in reverse too that Jews actively work to prevent Evangelical policies and advance policies that Evangelicals dislike. Yet Evangelicals like them. Do you have a theory for that conundrum?

The fact Christians (of all stripes) dislike Atheists and vice versa is sensible and poses no conundrum.

Evangelicals need accountants, bankers and doctors, too.

Also, they need the Jews to reunite Israel so that they may all receive the wrath of Jesus and go to hell or something.

Also, they need the Jews to reunite Israel so that they may all receive the wrath of Jesus and go to hell or something.

Warm but not quite right.

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It's not shocking to me at all if you look at the history between the Christian west with Muslims. Muslims and Jews historically got along much better than Christians and Muslims. There was no rabid hate of Jews or anti-semitism by Muslims back in the day as we see today. A Jew often did quite well financially under their systems. Sure, there the Muslims had dhimmi but that was for all non-Muslims. The Christian west's track record of anti-semitism is much worse and for much longer.

Christians have been fighting with Muslims since the Crusades and there's been an animosity built in ever since. Especially when they Muslims moved up into the Balkans and it looked like they might conquer the Christian west. Then there were those Muslims who were tortured under the Inquistion. Lot of bad shit passed between the two, unlike between Jews and Muslims who are both semitic in the ME.

I am not saying the Muslims are innocent all the time back in the day or when the Crusades began. They played their end there but overall, the Christian west with it's pogroms and holocaust have a much worse record toward Jews. The current conflict in the ME was also instigated by the West too. But it's a fight over land—so it's political. I'm talking both France and Great Britain but more so Great Britain who made promises to two different sets of people—the Zionists movement and the Arab's seeking liberation from the Ottomans.

Actually, it depends where the Jews were and what time period. The Caliphate of Cordoba and the Ottoman Empire were generally lenient to Jews and even to Christians. Pre Reconquista Spain was also more lenient to Jews even in the Christian kingdoms. Some Jewish families were actually Spanish nobility. The Moors on the other hand were not.

Actually, it depends where the Jews were and what time period. The Caliphate of Cordoba and the Ottoman Empire were generally lenient to Jews and even to Christians. Pre Reconquista Spain was also more lenient to Jews even in the Christian kingdoms. Some Jewish families were actually Spanish nobility. The Moors on the other hand were not.

So why did Queen Isabella deport so many Jews out of Spain?

That is one of the returns to Israel by Sephardic Jews after the Diaspora.
I don't understand your post. Overall, the Christian West including Russia were horrific to Jews. It was just on again off again.

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